Hymnal: The Christian Psalmist
Date: 1848
Compiler: S W Leonard and A D Fillmore
Publisher/Printer: S W Leonard
First Line: This is the day the first ripe sheaf
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 189
Page Number: 209, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThis is the day the first ripe sheaf
Before the Lord was waved,
And Christ, first-fruits of them that slept,
Was from the dead received.
He rose for them for whom he died,
That, like to him, they may
Rise when he comes, in glory great,
That ne'er shall pass away.
This is the day the Spirit came
With us on earth to stay--
A comforter, to fill our hearts
With joys that ne'er decay.
His comforts are the earnest sure
Of that same heavenly rest
Which Jesus entered on, when he
Was made forever blest.
This day the Christian church began,
Formed by his wonderous grace;
This day the saints in concord meet,
To join in prayer and praise.
To nourish faith, and hope, and love,
His death they do show forth,
His resurrection they record,
And glory in his worth.
This joyful day let us observe;
Redemption's work is done;
The Jewish Sabbaths are no more;
The earthly rest is gone.
To heaven's rest we'll follow Him,
(His death has paved the way,)
And there in nobler anthems sing
The glad redemption day.